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§§,,§,,,§§ ON  EARTH  (THE  PLANET WHERE I LIVE)  A §§,,,§,,,,
,§,§§,,§,§ LOT  OF US HAVE ANTENNAS  ON  OUR HOUSES ,§,,§§,,,§
§§§,§,§§§, OR  BALCONIES,  WE   HAVE   BUILT  LARGE §§,§,§,,§§
,,§§§§,,§, ANTENNAS  FOR  LARGER  BANDWITH, WE HAVE ,§§§§§,§,,
,§,,,§,§§,      BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR     §,,,,§§§,,
§§,,§§§,§§    SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM   §,,,§,,§,,
,§,§,,§§,, INTO ORBIT),  WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS  FUCK §,,§§,§§,§
§§§§,§,§,,              ANTENNA ARRAYS              §,§,§§,§§§
,,,§§§§§,§ WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN  ANTENNA WITH A §§§§,§§,,,
,,§,,,,§§,          DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH.         ,,,§§,§,,,
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§,§,,§§§,, WE'VE LEARNED  ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE ,§§§,,§,,,
§§§,§,,§,,      SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS     §,,§,§§,,§
,,§§§,§§,, PLACEMENT   IN   THE  GALAXY,   AND  OUR §,§§§,§,§,
,§,,§§,§,§ GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL  CLUSTER, §§,,§§§§§,
§§,§,§§§§, AND  ~OUR~  LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN  THE ,§,§,,,,§,
,§§§§,,,§,          GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS          §§§§,,,§§§
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§,,§§,§,§§ AND  WE'RE  MOVING  AROUND  THE  SUN  AT ,,§§,§§,§,
§,§,§§§§,§ VELOCITY AND  THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE ,§,§§,§§§§
§§§§,,,§§, CENTER OF  THE  GALAXY  AT  VELOCITY AND §§§,§§,,,,
,,,§,,§,§§ THE  GALAXY IS  MOVING TOWARD  ANDROMEDA ,,§§,§,,,§
,,§§,§§§,§   AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE    ,§,§§§,,§§
,§,§§,,§§, AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE  AS A  SPECIES §§§,,§,§,§
§§§,§,§,§, HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT ,,§,§§§§§§
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,§,,,,,,§, AND  DESPITE  ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL  OUR §,,§,,,,,,
§§,,,,,§§§   (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR    §,§§,,,,,,
,§,,,,§,,§ RADIO  PROGRAMMES OUT IN  FUCKING  SPACE §§,§,,,,,§
§§,,,§§,§§ AT  THE  SPEED OF LIGHT  (LIGHT  IS  OUR ,§§§,,,,§§
,§,,§,§§,§ MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!),  §,,§,,,§,,
§§,§§§,§§,      DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE      §,§§,,§§,,
,§§,,§§,§,     COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS     §§,§,§,§,§
§,§,§,§§§,   FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS    ,§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§,,§, BEAMING  OF  ALL  OUR SECRETS  IN  EVERY §,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,§,§§,          DIRECTION KNOWN TO US,          §,,,,,,,,§
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,,,§,,§§,, NO   ,    ONE   ,    HAS    ,   ANSWERED §,,,,,,§,§
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§§§,,,,,,§     ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####      §,,,§§,,§§
,,§,,,,,§§             #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,#             §,,§,§,§,,
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§,§,,,§§,§              SO WHY IS THAT?             §§,,,,,§,,
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,,§,§§§,,, MOST  OPPONENTS  TO INTELLIGENT  LIFE IN §§,,,§,§§,
,§§§,,§,,, THE UNIVERSE  SAY IT'S BECAUSE  YOU NEED ,§,,§§§,§,
§,,§,§§,,§ A  CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER  STAR AND  THE §§,§,,§§§,
§,§§§,§,§, PLANET  NEEDS  TO  BE  AT  A  SEE-AND-SO ,§§§,§,,§§
§§,,§§§§§, DISTANCE AWAY  FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE §,,§§§,§,,
,§,§,,,,§,           HAS TO BE A PLANET!)           §,§,,§§§,§
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,,,§,,§,§, BUT  REALLY   ISN'T  THAT  KEEPING   THE ,,§§§,§,,,
,,§§,§§§§,      DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX?      ,§,,§§§,,,
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§§§,§,,§§, I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE  NO ,§§§,§§,,,
,,§§§,§,§§ IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING  (AND IT  PROBABLY §,,§§,§,,§
,§,,§§§§,§                  SHOWS)                  §,§,§§§,§§
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§,,§,§§§§§     ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,####      ,,§§§§§,§,
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,§,§§,,§,§ I'M GONNA  GO  SMOKE  MY THIRD CIGARETTE ,§,,§§,,,§
§§§,§,§§§, THIS  YEAR AND TRY  TO SNATCH SOME BEERS §§,§,§,,§§
,,§§§§,,§,         FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING        ,§§§§§,§,,
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